Love may not be dead, but it certainly isn't canon – not according to the Assassin's Creed Shadows developers at Ubisoft.

Shadows is designed as something of a soft reboot for the series, with no playable modern day section and a strong focus on ...

But Ubisoft says the social stealth elements aren't necessarily gone for good.

Assassin's Creed Shadows will have a "deep dive" into the age-old battle against the Templars soon, potentially in its Claws of Awaji DLC.

Before you play Shadows, here's all the Assassin's Creed games in order of release and chronologically, according to the ...

Ubisoft has confirmed a return to the series' original storyline of Assassins and Templars after Assassin's Creed Shadows.

Games are listed by release date, with the newest up top.

Taking control of either spunky shinobi Naoe or stoic samurai Yasuke, the well-worn RPG mechanics and stilted combat jar a little awkwardly next to the captivating naturalism of the open world.